There are some changes coming for Overwatch. Especially the hacker Sombra is on the developers’ to-do list. She can look forward to strong buffs in an update in the near future.
Although the major Symmetra rework is currently on everyone’s lips in Overwatch, fans already have further concerns and wishes. Especially the hero Sombra is disliked by many and is considered “too weak” even by professional players. In the official forum, players complained, and game director Jeff Kaplan commented on this. Major changes for Sombra are on the way in the near future.
What did Kaplan say about Sombra? Kaplan did not want to reveal any specific details yet, as the exact changes are still “in flux” internally. However, players can expect “significant changes” to Sombra – and that already in July. In a few weeks, there should be some noticeable improvements for the hacker to make her a useful addition for many teams again.
Fans have crazy ideas for the hacker Sombra
What fans wish for: Fans are especially afraid that Sombra will become “too easy”. Because she is as difficult and hectic to play as Tracer, it is hoped that this difficulty will remain while simultaneously making her more rewarding. Besides that, players have crazy theories and wishes. Some players hope that Sombra’s EMP ultimate allows for “Friendly Fire” on the opposing team for a few seconds – anyone shooting wildly could hit their own teammates. Whether these wishes come true will be revealed in the July patch.
What changes would you like for Sombra? Does her damage need to be improved? Does she require shorter cooldowns? Or should hacking have even stronger effects?
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The new story update “The Sacrifice” significantly boosted player numbers on Steam for Warframe. The online shooter even broke its record set with Plains of Eidolon, the first open-world map. There are good reasons for this.
Warframe increased its record by 7,625 players: With the new update “The Sacrifice,” more players logged into Warframe than ever before. The old record was 121,377 players, achieved with the Plains of Eidolon. With the story quest “Sacrifice,” a whopping 129,002 players logged in. How did this happen?
Note: Spoilers for the story of Warframe follow
1. The hype in the community was indescribable
Players tried to summon the “Redtext” and thus the update: The “Redtext” consists of short messages in the public chat, which Digital Extremes posts shortly before updates. No update was anticipated as eagerly as “The Sacrifice.”
On the day of the update to Sacrifice, a crowd of players gathered and painted their Warframes red in honor of the Redtext. They met in the relays, where players can see each other in Warframe. Wild dances were held here to make the “Redtext” appear. But see for yourself:
2. Warframe bids farewell in 2017 with a shocking story twist!
Digital Extremes took away the players’ “Space-Mom” Lotus: Warframe may fundamentally be a loot shooter, but Digital Extremes excels in crafting an engaging and touching story. At the end of last year, players were left astonished when a small story epilogue to “The Sacrifice” was released. At the end of the epilogue, the mother of all players, Lotus, disappears into nothingness.
Who is Lotus? The Lotus is a character in Warframe who has been the motherly voice from the void since the beta. Players lovingly call her Space-Mom, guiding her star-children through Warframe. There’s even a veterans program called Guide of the Lotus, where experienced players take on an official community role and help newcomers in the game. The Lotus symbolizes the nurturing mother.
The suspense was high, and everyone wanted to know what happened to Lotus: Many players likely came to “The Sacrifice” just to finally find out what was behind Lotus’ disappearance. The epilogue and preceding quests raised too many open questions. Players will have to be patient. Because why Lotus left is still a mystery even after the completion of “Sacrifice.”
What remained for the players from their symbolic mother was only her helmet.
3. Great secrets are unveiled in “Sacrifice,” the tension was high
Every story quest in Warframe gives the player a piece of the overall puzzle: The story and world of Warframe are still full of mysteries. Each individual quest always answered a few questions while simultaneously raising new ones. In addition to the disappearance of Lotus, there were more questions players hoped to get answers to. Thus, “The Sacrifice” answers:
“What are the Warframes now, anyway?”
“Where did the Warframes come from?”
“What exactly is Umbra?”
The tension was generally quite high.
4. Players waited 3 years for the special Umbra Warframe
“Yes, but what about Umbra?!” – A hype in the community: In 2015, the mysterious Umbra Warframe made its first appearance. In China, it was released as a special skin for players. Since then, a unique dynamic around Umbra developed in the Western community. Everyone wanted to know when Umbra would finally make its way to the West. Digital Extremes frequently hosts livestreams about Warframe. It became a running gag to keep asking about Umbra in the chat. When would he finally arrive, and what would he bring?
Umbra’s appearance also attracted many veterans: The consistently maintained hype around Umbra piqued the interest of many veterans. Players who hadn’t logged in for a while returned for Umbra.
Umbra is a new type of Warframe: In the West, Umbra became a special variant of Excalibur, with unique properties. He possesses his own mods and can act independently from the Tenno, the operator. Many players were eager to check out this new form.
5. UI was revamped and gave Warframe a new look
The update took the first steps for a more modern UI: For weeks, Digital Extremes has been showcasing bits and pieces of the new user interface. It had long needed a complete overhaul, as it had become outdated. Additionally, many new players often find the UI confusing.
With “Sacrifice,” the first steps have now been taken, and players can customize their own loading screen. More UI updates are to come, which will also improve clarity.
The new UI might not have been a significant reason for players to log in for Sacrifice, but it was certainly worth a look.
The new UI is customizable and can be equipped with various backgrounds, colors, and sounds.
In addition to the story quest, work continued on other new content. A new Warframe is already in the pipeline:
In one of the challenges of week 8 in Season 4 of Fortnite: Battle Royale, you need to find 7 chests at the location Salty Springs. We will show you where all possible chest locations in Salty Springs are.
Find 7 chests at Salty Springs: Each week you need to open chests at specific locations in the challenges in Fortnite. Fortunately, this task can be completed in different matches. This week, the small town of Salty Springs is up.
There are many houses, but not all have lots of chests. Some places are particularly fruitful.
In our guide and the accompanying map, you will quickly find out where the search for chests in Salty Springs is really worth it.
7 chests in Salty Springs – Here’s how to complete the task from week 8
Salty Springs is fortunately easy to reach: The location is located just south of Dusty Divot in the middle of the map. You will always pass by somehow.
How many chests are in Salty Springs: According to the map from Reddit user Thesquattingdog, there should be a total of 14 chests in Salty Springs. But beware! The chests do not normally spawn all in regular game modes. If you want to make sure that (almost) all chests are there, you should choose a game mode with better loot prospects, including “Pure Gold.”
Where are the most chests? You have the best chances of success if you search the building farthest to the west of Salty Springs. Up to 4 chests can spawn there. However, keep in mind that two of them will appear in the underground secret hideout. To get there, you need to break the floor under the stairs and go down.
More good chest locations? The middle house in the south also has a lot of loot. Up to three chests can appear there. Two of them are conveniently accessible from the roof because they are in the attic.
Don’t forget the 2nd chest challenge from week 8!
Pro tip: If you are already in the process of raiding the chests of Salty Springs, you might also complete another challenge with a bit of luck. Because you also need to open 7 chests in one match in week 8.
So if you are already dominating Salty Springs, you can simultaneously complete this challenge and check off two challenges from week 8.
The new trading feature in Pokémon GO is already causing a lot of discussions. Will a black market arise? Will fraudsters take advantage of that? Niantic has thought about this and explained how the friends feature protects the trading function.
New features in Pokémon GO: The mobile game Pokémon GO is finally getting the functions that trainers have been wishing for a long time: You can trade monsters and add friends.
Niantic has thought it through: The developers took extra time with the functions to protect them and the game. Pokémon with 100% IV values depend on various factors to remain strong after the trade. The values change, making it difficult for potential sellers.
High costs for both parties
Extreme amounts of stardust: To prevent the trading feature from being exploited, the developers have associated high costs with trading. Both trainers must pay these costs during a trade. For Pokémon that are already in your own PokéDex, you pay less stardust.
This is where it gets expensive: If new friends perform a special trade to exchange legendary or shiny Pokémon that are not yet in the PokéDex of the other player, a very high amount of stardust must be spent. This is how Niantic wants to prevent a black market from arising and that the feature is exploited. Such a special trade is also only possible once a day.
In the example image, trading a legendary Pokémon costs 1 million stardust. This is a large amount of the sought-after resource that you also spend in Pokémon GO to strengthen Pokémon. Such a trade will not be taken lightly.
IV values change – No 100%-IV offers
High IV values are desirable: Trainers determine the strength of Pokémon based on the IV values. If a Pokémon has high percentages, it is considered strong. Therefore, 100%-IV monsters are sought after by trainers who frequently raid.
Can you keep trading monsters back and forth until you get good IVs? No, that is not possible. Each Pokémon can only be traded once. This prevents Niantic from allowing trainers to exploit this feature to strengthen all their monsters.
Positive outlook?
So far, it seems that Niantic has prepared for the worst. However, whether or not there will truly be any fraudsters exploiting the trading function in Pokémon GO and potentially ruining the fun with tools like GPS spoofing, cannot be said at this time.
This will only become clear in the next few days.
When will the friendship and trading feature be released?
So far, Wargaming’s naval battle spectacle World of Warships has only been available on PC and as a mobile variant. Now, the game is finally set to be released on consoles under the name World of Warships: Legends for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
In World of Warships, you will fight with ships from the two world wars and shortly thereafter for dominance. In teams, you will face off against another fleet and control your ship. The goal is to eliminate the enemy forces or capture strategic objectives.
So far, this virtual battleship game has only been available on PC and as a dedicated version for mobile devices. Now it’s the turn of the PS4 and Xbox One consoles.
Not a port from PC, but a completely new game!
What exactly is World of Warships: Legends? World of Warships: Legends is primarily the console version of World of Warships. It is currently being developed by Wargaming St. Petersburg and is not a simple port of the PC version. Rather, it is a standalone game with its own gameplay.
These features await you in World of Warships – Legends:
3 ship classes: There will be destroyers, cruisers, and battleships. Aircraft carriers will be added later.
Match duration: A naval battle will last on average 15 minutes.
Research tiers: There will only be 7 tiers of ships on console instead of 10.
Nations: In the upcoming alpha, there will only be the Imperial Japanese Navy and the US Navy.
Is there crossplay or cross-progression with other Wargaming titles? You will only be able to play World of Warships: Legends on the respective console. Additionally, the game is not compatible with any other Wargaming title. You cannot use your progress or your real money coins from the PC version or World of Tanks for World of Warships: Legends.
Alpha test in July 2018
When can I play World of Warships: Legends? The alpha test of Legends begins in mid-July 2018. The test is expected to last about 2 months. Additional test phases may also be planned. You can apply for the alpha on the Wargaming homepage.
When will the game be released? The release of World of Warships: Legends will not take place until 2019. However, further information should be available at Gamescom 2018.
InFortnite (PC, PS4, Xbox One, iOS) there has been a new blockbuster title image each week, featuring a hint for a secret star for the Battle Pass. But where is the secret star in week 8 of Fortnite?
The image from week 8: The 8th title image that you can unlock in Fortnite has been known for a while. It shows the Visitor, the mysterious alien who already emerged from a capsule in the meteor at Dusty Divot in week 7.
In week 7, a star was still visible in the image, but that is not the case for the image from week 8.
Is there really no star anymore? Since no one can discover a star anymore and the blockbuster challenge is officially over after 7 images and 7 secret stars, the theory circulates that there is no 8th star at all.
Rather, according to a popular fan theory, any further bonus loading screens are likely to provide more hints about the Fortnite story and the theme of the upcoming season 5.
What could happen next with Fortnite: Season 4 and 5
The story of Fortnite: Those who have studied the previous map changes and bonus screens should now know that:
Whatever happens in Fortnite, we should know more on Saturday. And then there might be more screens or even challenges to wrap up season 4 and kick off season 5.
Those who enjoy zombies, cooperative action, and dramatic storytelling should keep an eye on OVERKILL’s The Walking Dead. The new game is reminiscent of “Left 4 Dead.” The release date for PC, PS4, and Xbox One is now known. Europe will see the release on November 8.
One of the hidden gems at E3 2018 was a new game set in The Walking Dead universe. The cooperative game named OVERKILL’s The Walking Dead strongly draws from Robert Kirkman’s comic source material: Story and character fates take center stage.
Skills and story over endless shooting. To be honest, there are now more zombie cooperative shooters than the average gamer can play in a lifetime. However, OVERKILL’s The Walking Dead aims to take a different path. Each of the four playable characters will have their own skill tree with various talents tailored to the character. This changes the playstyle of individual characters and adds replay value.
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Story in focus. At the same time, the story is supposed to take a strong foreground and be closely intertwined with the gameplay. During a visit to the hospital, for example, one of the protagonists finds the bodies of her former colleagues, which creates a lot of discomfort. However, due to the numerous useful supplies in the hospital, a visit is unavoidable.
More than just zombies. As in the TV series “The Walking Dead,” zombies are not the only threat. Other humans (and thus a significantly smarter AI) are also reluctant to share and want to secure dominance over their respective areas. This leads to conflicts with the various factions. Those who are particularly cruel simply lure the zombies to the enemy faction’s camp and wait until the horde has moved on. What remains is the nice loot.
Fresh content after release. The developer has already made it clear that there will also be new content following the game’s release. This includes “new stories, new places to explore, and new weapons” – basically more of what the base game already offered.
Overkill The Walking Dead – When is the Europe release?
You will find out if the publisher Starbreeze and the developers OVERKILL can deliver on their promises on November 8, 2018. That’s when OVERKILL’s The Walking Dead will be released in Europe on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
Has your interest in the game been piqued? Or are you tired of zombies? Can the combination of story and cooperative action succeed?
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In line with the Football World Cup 2018 in Russia, a server-wide event is kicking off in Black Desert Online, where players set out on a quest for the golden ball. Will you hit the golden goal?
The Hunt for the Golden Ball
What is the golden ball? The golden ball is a usable item. As the name suggests, the item looks like a golden soccer ball. When you use the ball, it opens up and you can receive various items from it.
These items are inside the ball:
How do I get the golden ball? You will receive a golden ball every day if you log in for at least 5 hours in the game. Your daily playtime resets every day at 2:00 AM.
For every hour you spend daily in Black Desert Online, you will be rewarded with items.
The following items are available:
1 hour: 1 x hard Black Crystal Shard
2 hours: 1 x [Event] Box with High-Quality Potions
3 hours: 3 x Cron Stone
4 hours: 3 x Memory Fragment
5 hours: 1 x [Event] Golden Ball
However, you do not necessarily have to play Black Desert for 5 hours daily just to get the golden ball. There is another way.
Black Desert Gets Colorful
During the event, you can engage in various activities and receive different colored balls for it.
The following ball colors are available:
Red balls are received when you defeat monsters. You can either open them for specific rewards or exchange 10 for a golden ball.
Green balls can be found while gathering. You can either open these balls for a reward or exchange 5 of them for a golden ball.
Blue balls are collected while fishing. The balls contain a reward. However, you can also exchange 5 of them for a golden ball.
How long does the event last? Between June 20th and July 4th, you can embark on the hunt for the golden ball.
Exchange or Redeem?
What is worthwhile? In the Black Desert Online community, fans are discussing whether to exchange the red balls for a golden ball or to redeem them directly. Since players do not know anything about the drop rates, they generally prefer to open the red balls.
If you want to exchange the red, blue, and green balls for a golden ball, it is best to go to the NPC Morco in Velia, Heidel, Calpheon, Altinova, Valencia, or Grána.
The announcement of a new ship for the space MMO Star Citizen has upset fans of EVE Online, leading to a minor conflict between the two communities. The developers of EVE have also weighed in.
The Venture from EVE Online.
A War of Stars!
What happened? Cloud Imperium Games announced a new salvage ship for Star Citizen called the Vulture. However, the Star Citizen ship looks very similar to the “Venture” ship from EVE Online. It’s unclear how this design came about, but players of EVE Online believe that a designer from Star Citizen simply copied the look of the Venture.
A heated dispute. This sparked a heated dispute between the two communities. The accusations and insults even led Star Citizen fans to report the EVE community on Reddit for allegedly “downvoting” posts so that criticism threads would not appear on the front page due to insufficient votes, making them harder to find.
CCP Games is having fun with the situation. CCP Games, the creators of EVE, have now released a skin bundle for the Venture ship, costing 120 Plex and named “Venture Capitalist.” This is no coincidence. The Star Citizen ship Vulture costs 120 dollars. And in EVE, there’s a warning about nasty “vultures” (engl. Vulture) that disturb you while mining with the “Venture” ship.
The name and price of the Venture skin bundle are clearly a reference to the new SC ship and its price.
In the explanation of the fun package, there is information highlighting the differences from Star Citizen:
For 120$, the price of the ship in Star Citizen, one gets 6 months of Omega subscription in otherwise free MMORPG or can buy 36,500 Ventures.
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The “Red Shirt Guy” has nothing good to say about the burning of Teldrassil in WoW: Battle for Azeroth. He finds it completely illogical and full of lore errors from his perspective.
The introductory scenarios for World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth are now playable in beta. And while the scenarios are indeed convincing, there is a huge problem according to the “Red Shirt Guy”: consistency. Because what the Horde and Alliance experience is vastly different, to the point that characters in the Horde version die while surviving in the Alliance version. Even the actions of the factions are portrayed differently.
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Who is the Red Shirt Guy? Ian Bates is a passionate WoW player who is especially well-versed in the game’s backstory. He got his name “Red Shirt Guy” when he caught former developer and story chief Chris Metzen off guard in a red shirt at a BlizzCon. Metzen believed the dwarf Falstad Wildhammer was dead – which he was not. Since then, there has been a “Fact Checker of the Wildhammers” in the game, a dwarf wearing a red shirt. Ian Bates has since uncovered numerous lore blunders.
What lore errors stand out? Bates points out primarily two major issues:
In the attack on Teldrassil, players experience the story either from the Horde’s perspective or the Alliance’s – with completely different outcomes. Bates uses the example of the Furbolgs. As a Horde player, you challenge the Furbolg tribal leaders to an honorable duel and can move on unhindered – a conflict with the Furbolgs does not arise. On the Alliance side, the Horde has enslaved the Furbolgs and even forces them to attack the Alliance.
In the night elf city of Astranaar, the Horde only attacks night elf soldiers and even incurs losses to avoid harming civilians. From the Alliance’s perspective, the Horde has rounded up the civilians and executes them en masse with the Forsaken.
That doesn’t add up.
Are the Old Gods manipulating the perception of what is happening there?
Last hope: Old Gods. However, fans still cling to a small straw to explain these different portrayals. A plausible explanation could be that the Old Gods deliberately distort the representation for each faction to further escalate the war. After all, an escalating war would be just what the Old Gods desire, who are happy to feed on death and suffering to gain more strength.
Whether there will be a resolution to these – at least currently still – gross lore blunders is sure to be revealed in the coming months. If Blizzard really overlooked these inconsistencies, that could be quite embarrassing. But that’s actually hard to imagine.
What is your opinion on the mentioned errors? Just a confusion tactic from Blizzard? Or clear lore mistakes?
With the Forsaken expansion, Destiny 2 is set to become a hobby. A feature that is supposed to contribute to this process has now been revealed. With the autumn add-on, Bungie is bringing back the daily heroic story missions from the predecessor. This pleases Destiny players.
On the way to a hobby: You hear it repeatedly: Destiny 2 is supposed to become a hobby. The Forsaken add-on is meant to embody the next big step. Features such as:
or new activities like Gambit are supposed to provide more long-term motivation for the Guardians.
A new popular feature has now been revealed, which will make its return with the launch of the Forsaken expansion on September 4, 2018.
More variety through Daily Heroic Story Missions
New daily challenges: As Steve Cotton from Bungie revealed in an interview with Gamesradar, the daily heroic story missions from Destiny 1 will return with the Forsaken DLC. According to him, this will give Guardians even more opportunities to become stronger.
Rituals to become stronger
In addition, there are supposed to be other daily challenges – but also challenges that can be completed multiple times a week, though not daily.
How the Daily Heroic Missions will look (modifiers, difficulty level, power level requirement), whether they will be part of the milestone system, and what rewards they will offer is not yet known.
Fans are looking forward to it: More to do in Destiny 2
What do the fans think? This news has been received very positively by the community. Many passionate Guardians long for the daily Destiny experience, and in the eyes of the fans, this step can only be beneficial. This way, there is more to do than just complete all weekly milestones within three hours.
Many are looking forward to new daily tasks and the fact that the story missions will also make sense outside of the campaign.
If the heroic missions are structured similarly to the predecessor and also offer attractive loot (power upgrades), this feature could mean a significant advancement for solo players and provide new excitement daily. The heroic missions in Destiny 1 were challenging, but could also be completed solo.
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth is launching soon. We will reveal what great aspects of the expansion you can look forward to.
In a few weeks, the seventh expansion of World of Warcraft will launch. There will be much to experience in Battle for Azeroth. But what aspects can you particularly look forward to? We’ll give you five good reasons why WoW: Battle for Azeroth will be a lot of fun.
1. The new game world
In Legion, there were many criticisms of the game world. While it was visually beautiful, it felt very cramped in many places – an enemy lurked around every corner and treasures were everywhere. There were virtually no open areas that made the world feel larger. With Battle for Azeroth, this changes. The game world feels bigger, everything is a bit further apart, without feeling annoyingly distanced.
A good example of this is the zone Tiragardesund. Here many green areas, forests, or entire pirate towns await, which have significantly more “realistic” dimensions than the small settlements in Legion.
The environments invite you to linger and sometimes even have a meditative quality. In the beta, we often caught ourselves simply taking in the game world and taking a few screenshots.
The zones visually differ significantly – but they did that at the beginning of Legion too. Only towards the end did it get a bit too much “fel green” with the Broken Shore and Argus.
In Battle for Azeroth, each zone has its own unique flair and color scheme. Relaxing and eerie areas alternate – visually it will be a pleasure to level on Kul Tiras and Zandalar.
2. The War Mode
Those who started fresh in World of Warcraft had to face a difficult question at the beginning: PvP or no PvP? This decision was binding as it depended on the server type. If you played on a PvP server, you were constantly at risk of being ganked by other players. On “normal” realms, you could temporarily activate PvP, but for the thrill, there were no opponents to match your efforts. If anything, they waited for a good moment to activate PvP at the last minute and just get the kill.
With the War Mode, this will change, as PvP servers will be abolished. In the future, everyone will play on “normal” servers and can switch to War Mode in their capital cities (or turn it off again). They will only find themselves in a world with other players who also have War Mode – i.e., activated PvP – enabled.
As a reward for participation, there are additional experience points to make the danger more enticing. Since you are likely to die more often in this mode, this is more of a compensation for the extra threat.
This way, players can decide based on their mood: Do I live dangerously today and want to face the enemy faction? Or do I quest leisurely and without danger?
A win-win situation for everyone.
3. Island Expeditions
One of the major announced features is the Island Expeditions. In groups of three players, you sign up and set sail to explore previously unknown islands and search for Azerite to further fuel the Heart of Azeroth with artifact power.
In terms of structure, the islands are loosely reminiscent of the scenarios known from Mists of Pandaria. The islands are slightly differently structured each time. There are expeditions during the day or night, and different challenges exist on the islands. Sometimes you have to stop a cult of spellcasting Mogu, and other times celebrate with Ho-zen on the beach while also preventing threats from the sea to access the Azerite deposits.
Especially cool: The scenarios adjust to the group composition. For example, if three healers want to go on an expedition, they can do so just like any other composition. The long wait for a tank, DPS, or healer is completely eliminated.
This will not be relaxing, however, as a timer in the form of the opposing faction continuously ticks in the background. For they too have sent a group of NPCs to secure the Azerite. As a result, there are always small skirmishes. The AI of the NPCs operates on a whole new level, allowing them to act more intelligently. For instance, enemy rogues wait for the perfect moment to attack the healer who may have fallen back to regenerate mana.
The most exciting aspect might be that the Island Expeditions also feature a PvP mode. Here you need to work against players from the other faction and compete for Azerite before they can stretch their greedy fingers for the blood of the planet. No AI could be better than opposing players – tactical ambushes and good planning will lead to success here. Do you want to rush quickly to the objectives? Or will you gank the opposing team to slow them down?
This promises to be a lot of fun if Blizzard gets the implementation of the PvP mode right.
4. The Capitals – Boralus and Zuldazar
The capitals of Kul Tiras and Zandalar are a highlight in themselves. Many players are fed up with Dalaran by now. No wonder, the city has already been recycled and designated as a hub for the second time. However, the actual area of Dalaran is quite small, corresponding to only about a quarter of the city of Stormwind. A real “capital” feeling simply did not come about here.
Boralus and Zuldazar are different. Boralus is the center of a kingdom, and you can feel it at every corner of the city. There is the harbor itself, where different sailors loiter, the individual ship crews can be seen, and there is always bustling activity. In the slums, there is a bad atmosphere, executions of traitors and thieves are part of daily life, while mysterious sea priests spread their faith.
The other side of the city is more refined and attractive. There are numerous taverns and even cafes with beautiful courtyards where the residents of the city gather. There is also a city park with a hedge maze. Unlike Dalaran, Boralus has not only the bare essentials. It has countless little details that aren’t strictly necessary but dramatically enhance the atmosphere.
Boralus feels alive, picturesque, and nearly perfectly staged. Anyone walking through the streets and alleys of the city inevitably wonders how they ever managed to endure Dalaran or the Shrine of the Seven Stars. The horde city of Zuldazar is just as impressive – even if everything here is a few dimensions larger and more primitive.
5. More customization than ever before
Our final point is the individualization of the various classes. While World of Warcraft is fundamentally quite limited in this respect compared to more contemporary games, the developers have come up with quite a few ideas to allow for more diversity.
While Blizzard is moving away from the classic tier sets of the past, there are more customization options in other areas.
The biggest factor are the Allied Races. Four of the new races are already playable (Highmountain Tauren, Nightborne, Lightforged Draenei, and Void Elves) and at least four more will follow in the course of Battle for Azeroth (Dark Iron Dwarves, Kul Tiran Humans, Mag’har Orcs, and Zandalari Trolls). Some species are still unconfirmed, such as the Vulpera.
Overall, players have more freedom in character customization than ever before.
In addition to the new races, there are numerous adjustments for the already existing characters. For example, Orcs can now straighten their backs and walk “upright.” Blood Elves will have an option for golden eyes to finally reflect the purification of the Sunwell. Humans can even change their skin color at the barber now – this was previously only possible with a paid character customization. By the way:If you do not want to part with your artifact weapon, you do not have to. All earned appearances can also be used in Battle for Azeroth, even if you are using a completely different weapon type!
The challenges of week 8 in Season 4 of Fortnite: Battle Royale include a tricky special task. This time it says: Find 7 hungry gnomes on the map in Fortnite. But where are the gnomes? You can find out here on a map with all the locations of the garden gnomes.
Finally, everything is known! The Fortnite developers at Epic Games have made it particularly exciting this week. Because the upcoming challenges for week 8 of the Battle Pass could only be partially uncovered by data miners. The standard challenges like kills and chests were clear. The special task, however, remained a mystery.
A good hint: The gnomes are HUNGRY! So you will find them in places where there is something to eat. So restaurants and grocery stores. When you get close to a gnome, you will hear a munching sound and the exclamation: “Yummi yummi!”
Here are a few places where there is definitely a gnome.
Gnome number 1 – North of Flush Factory
North of the Toilet Factory is an unnamed place. There is a dance floor and south of it is a building with a vending machine. Smash it and you will find a gnome.
In the northeast of Retail Row is a grocery store. There, a hungry gnome is hiding, who wants to fill his belly. The gnome is behind some boxes in the northwest.
Do you want to see the completion of the current special task as a video? Then we have the solution for you. YouTuber DoomM BigFoltz has already made an effort for a solution. In his video, you can see where the gnomes are hiding.
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Trainers, get ready for big news. In the network traffic of Pokémon GO, new legendary Pokémon have been found: Regice, Registeel, and Regirock.
What’s new? Data miner Chrales held a livestream on Wednesday evening and showed that now three new legendary monsters can be found in the network traffic of Pokémon GO.
Which monsters are those? These are Regice, Regirock, and Registeel! This trio has often been discussed among Pokémon GO fans.
Release of the Regi trio still unknown!
Screenshots of Regice, Regirock, and Registeel: In the stream, Chrales showed these special Pokémon with screenshots. In the following gallery, you can see the three monsters:
When will they be released? Trainers now assume that these 3 monsters will spawn as raid bosses after Kyogre. But this has not been officially confirmed by Niantic, it is only a speculation from the community. When the three will be released in the game will be officially announced by the developers.
How strong are the monsters of the Regi trio? We have already introduced you to Regirock, Regice, and Registeel. Currently, they do not count as good attackers in raids but are more suitable as defenders. Since legendary monsters cannot be used as defenders in gyms, the trio should probably first be collected to complete the PokéDex.
Niantic might change something: It is very possible that Niantic will adjust the values of the trio before the release and strengthen the monsters. Then they might become more useful as attackers in raids. Perhaps the developers will eventually allow trainers to place legendary monsters in gyms – Then you would have strong defenders.
The open beta of the online racing game The Crew 2 starts next weekend. Do you want to join? Then we have some information for you regarding the start time, the date, and the contents of the beta.
We have compiled some important points about the beta of the open-world racer The Crew 2 for you.
How to participate and get into the open beta
On which platforms can you play? The beta takes place on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
When does it start? The open beta begins on June 21 at 10 AM.
When does the beta end? The open beta will end on June 24 at 10 AM.
This is what the test phase offers. It is not yet a final product. The beta is intended to conduct final tests to make further adjustments before the launch. You can experience the following:
Explore the open world in free roam mode
Aerobatics
Drift
Jetsprint
Moto-Cross
Motorboat
Rally Raid
Street Racing
Touring Car
This is how you participate. Anyone can join the open beta of The Crew 2:
In week 8 of Season 4 in Fortnite: Battle Royale, there is again a treasure to find. The hint is: Search between a bear, a crater, and a fridge delivery. How to find the treasure can be found here with video and map.
On to the treasure! Unlike in previous weeks, the treasure from week 8 of Season 4 in Fortnite was not known beforehand. The usually eager data miners couldn’t dig up anything concrete from the code.
Epic probably wants to maintain the suspense and has therefore better hidden the information. But now the Week 8 Challenge of Fortnite is finally officially known and we know where to search for the treasure in Fortnite!
The treasure between a bear, a crater, and a fridge delivery – Here’s how to find it!
The treasure is again worth 10 valuable Battle Stars. This gives a complete level in the Battle Pass as always. To find the treasure, you need to find the exact location between the following three landmarks:
A bear
A crater
A fridge delivery
At the intersection between these three places is the treasure.
The treasure is at the blue marker.
The location of the treasure
Anyone who knows the map of Fortnite probably already knows where to look. The targeted area is located south of Retail Row. There you can already see the statue of a bear.
Do you see the bear?
To the south of that is a truck with a fridge and then to the east is the crater. Thus, the treasure is exactly in the middle, at three trees. The coordinates on the map are I7 (top edge).
There is the fridge truck.
Just land at the spot between the three landmarks and search near the three trees. The treasure will appear as soon as you approach it.
We (and a horde of other players) have the treasure!
But be careful that no one shoots you! And once you have the star, you should definitely finish the match correctly; otherwise, it won’t count.
The location of the treasure in Fortnite as a video
Do you want to see the treasure’s location as a video? No problem! We have here a guide from the YouTuber GhostNinja, who has already found the treasure. In the video, you can closely follow where the star for the Battle Pass level is located.
Have fun searching!
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With PlayStation Hits, Sony is offering you, starting in July, an additional way to get the gaming highlights of recent years at a low price, alongside numerous sales and discount actions.
If you have missed some of the most popular PS4 games recently and have not found the right one for you among the many sales, then you should take a closer look at PS Hits in July. The PlayStation Hits series will provide another opportunity to grab attractive additions for your PS4 and bridge the summer gap.
From award-winning adventures to action highlights and games for the whole family, PlayStation Hits will offer a wide range of games from various genres – for €19.99 each. The PlayStation Hits will be available both digitally through the PS Store and at selected retailers.
PlayStation Hits – Gaming highlights of recent years for €19.99 each
The PS Hits will be active from July 18, 2018. More than 20 games have already been confirmed as part of the promotion.
You can get these games from July 18 as part of PlayStation Hits for €19.99 each digitally through the PS Store:
If there’s nothing for you there, it might still be worth keeping an eye on the new PlayStation Hits series. According to Sony, the PS Hits will be continuously expanded starting in July.
Until then, you can also check out the current deal of the week in the PlayStation Store. In our article, we present this week’s title in detail and reveal whether the purchase is worth it for you.
Fortnite: Battle Royale has brought a wave of new challenges and tasks for you in week 8 of season 4. Find out here what you need to do and how to solve the weekly challenge number 8.
Exciting weekly tasks:This week it was hardly known what to do in Fortnite. Even the brave dataminers could only uncover the less exciting routine tasks. The special challenge and treasure hunt were unclear this time.
But now it’s finally Thursday, and we know what to do in week 8 of Fortnite season 4!
All challenges from week 8 in season 4
You can find the four “easy” challenges of week 8 in Fortnite right here:
Deal damage to enemies with headshots (250): This is not as difficult as it sounds. Especially with shotguns, you can easily achieve a headshot if you roughly aim at the upper body. Other rapid-fire weapons also hit the head more often than you might think.
Search chests in Salty Springs (7): There are quite a few chests here, but right at the beginning of the challenge, things should go pretty smoothly. So it’s better to wait or only go there if it’s really out of the way and not a lot of competition is expected. Here is a map showing all treasure chests in Salty Springs in Fortnite.
Find hungry gnomes (7): What hungry gnomes are and where to find them, you can learn here in the dedicated 7-Gnomes Guide on Mein MMO.
Search chests in the same match (7): To complete this task, it’s worth landing in a very remote location and looting chests there at your leisure. Ideally, you combine this task with an open chest challenge from previous weeks. But keep in mind that you have to complete it all in one match.
How’s the loot? As always, you get 5 stars in the Battle Pass for each task.
These are the hard challenges in week 8 of Fortnite
These three challenges are each worth 10 stars in the Battle Pass. This means that you level up fully every time you complete one.
Eliminate enemies with suppressed weapons (3): A rather difficult task. Because suppressed weapons are not exactly the strongest guns in the game. At least the submachine gun can be quite deadly at the beginning of the game. So it’s best to land in Tilted Towers and go hunting with the SMG.
Eliminate enemies at Pleasant Park (3): Pleasant Park is a good area to rack up kills. Just land there, grab a powerful weapon, and kick off the hunting season! Ideally, you combine this challenge with an open kill task involving certain weapons from previous weeks.
What about the secret star? In recent weeks, there was always a secret star when all challenges were completed. This week, the star is being desperately searched for.
The 8th week also counts for the blockbuster task! To unlock the blockbuster challenge and thus the visitor’s skin along with various loading screens, you need a certain number of completely completed weekly tasks.
So you can now skip one of the previous week’s challenges and instead complete the current task list. This also counts for the overall result. However, there’s likely no additional loading screen if you finish all 8 challenges.
The Elder Scrolls Online is experiencing massive login issues on Steam. Players are reporting timeouts during login. As a result, the game’s reviews on Steam are plummeting. The developers promise a solution and are giving away loot boxes as compensation.
The Elder Scrolls Online continues to have trouble with Steam. As we reported earlier, many players are upset, because they cannot access the game via Steam. The error message with “timeout” is frustrating the players. They already think that there is either a permanent server maintenance or a server down because they cannot log in. It has recently dropped from “Mostly Positive” to “Mixed”. Massive login issues are leading to frustration and negative Steam reviews.
Meanwhile, the situation has gotten even worse!
The Elder Scrolls Online on Steam is now “Mostly Negative”.
What happened? Login issues continue to plague The Elder Scrolls Online on Steam. While some reviews are still polite, people are slowly losing patience. As a result, the most recent reviews are now “Mostly Negative”.
Only about 30 percent of the recent reviews have anything positive to say about the Steam version of The Elder Scrolls Online. Even the positive opinions warn against buying the game on Steam in its current state.
Zenimax investigating on Steam
What are the developers doing? Since the regular PC version of The Elder Scrolls Online is still functioning optimally, the problem must lie with Steam.
Therefore, the developers are currently in intensive contact with Valve’s distribution platform. Together, they aim to find a solution for the login dilemma and fix it as soon as possible.
Psijik loot box as compensation for problems
To appease players’ anger a bit, the developers at Zenimax have promised compensation. All Steam users of The Elder Scrolls Online will receive a free loot box.
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There will be an additional free crown crate from the Psijik Vault sent to you in-game when the next PC update for The Elder Scrolls Online goes live. According to Zenimax, that should be on July 2.
The PlayStation Store has once again prepared an exciting offer for survival fans. Conan Exiles is currently the offer of the week. When purchasing the open world survival MMO, you can currently save 40%.
Are you looking for a survival game with a unique setting for your PS4? Were you not interested in Ark: Survival Evolved last week? Then you should take a closer look at the PlayStation Store this week. Because the open-world survival MMO Conan Exiles is currently 40% cheaper compared to the regular retail price.
The survival MMO is currently the offer of the week in the PlayStation Store. When purchasing, you receive 40% off as part of this offer. We have linked the offer in the PS Store for you:
Conan Exiles is an open-world survival MMO by Funcom that was released on May 8, 2018, for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. The game primarily targets an adult audience with its desert Sword & Sorcery world of Conan the Barbarian.
What is it about? You are nailed to a cross for your crimes and left to die in a desert. However, you are rescued by Conan himself and then left to fend for yourself.
As a convicted outlaw, you will now fight for your survival – alone or with friends. You will discover more and more of the world, enslave NPCs, and slaughter your way through dungeons.
This is what makes Conan Exiles special:
Exploration of a vast, diverse world – roam through various landscapes and discover deep cave complexes, dark temples, and sunken cities.
A sophisticated building system – create castles, towns, and fortresses
Professions and crafting – become a warrior, blacksmith, cook, or armorer
Invasions – once you settle permanently, the local population will view you as a threat and will come after you.
Religion – create temples and offer sacrifices to your god to gain unique advantages and even summon their avatars for battle.
You should check it out if you enjoy survival elements combined with a healthy dose of exploration and story, but do not want to settle for standard fantasy fare. Then you can’t go wrong with Conan Exiles. Especially fans of Conan and dark Sword & Sorcery worlds will get their money’s worth here.
But be careful: The game primarily focuses on group and team players. If you venture alone in the harsh world of Hyboria, you will quickly hit your limits and struggle to progress.
